Jimmy White in X-rated on-air rant as legend rages but does not realise he’s speaking live at World Snooker Championship
SNOOKER legend Jimmy White blasted his ‘f***ing working conditions’ live on air as the TV pundit somehow didn’t realise his microphone was on.
The popular Brit seemed even more tense than the World Championship semi-final he was commentating on between Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins.
But White’s frustrated outburst on Eurosport seemed to delight rather than dismay social media.
He turned the air blue while two titans of the game were locked at 5-5.
Immediately after a strange high-pitched noise was heard in the background, the 59-year-old ranted: “I can’t work under these f***ing conditions.”
And The Whirlwind pocketed taunts from armchair observers as quickly as he used to rattle down snooker balls.
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One viewer said: “Didn’t know Jimmy White got offered the United job.”
Another joked the best player never to win the world title was ‘being a foul mouthed diva’.
And although the source of his irritation was unconfirmed, a sharp-eared viewer suggested: “Jimmy White clearly not happy about a squeaky noise “
One snooker lover claimed White was lucky he made his F-word blunder pas on Eurosport instead of a rival broadcaster.
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She argued: “Any other channel you’d be reprimanded or worse – how much more can they get away with?”
That drew the response: “This has happened so many times on Eurosport, you’d think someone would learn at some point.”
Let’s hope White soon gets back to using snooker’s famous five-letter word, FRAME, rather than the thunderous four-letter faux-pas he uttered.